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THE WORD “MANDALA” IS A SANSKRIT WORD, LOOSELY TRANSLATED TO MEAN “CIRCLE”.  THE MANDALA APPEARS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE: THE CELESTIAL CIRCLES WE CALL EARTH, SUN AND MOON, AS WELL AS CONCEPTUAL CIRCLES OF FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

COME ALONG AND HELP US CREATE A LARGE SAND MANDALA ON ESSAOUIRA BEACH JUST BELOW CHALET DE LA PLAGE CAFE.  WE WILL CO-CREATE A PIECE OF EPHEMERAL PUBLIC ART….JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT AND  INVITE OUR ONLOOKING COMMUNITY TO BUILD WITH US.  NO ARTISTIC SKILL IS NEEDED, JUST A WILLINGNESS TO HAVE FUN AND MAKE SIMPLE SHAPES, LINES AND SWIRLS FROM WET SAND, SEAWEED, STICKS, ROCKS, STONES, ETC…….THE END PRODUCT BEING A BEAUTIFUL AND MEMORABLE SHARED ART EXPERIENCE.

I WILL MARK OUT A CENTRAL POINT AND FOUR CORNER LINES TO GUIDE THE CONCENTRIC PATTERNS CREATED IN TEAMS OF TWO PEOPLE PER RING.  BRING WITH YOU: FRIENDS AND FAMILY, ANYTHING YOU MAY LIKE TO USE TO HELP YOU DIG, A BAG FOR COLLECTING BEACH DEBRI, YOUR VIDEO/STILL CAMERA, A SUNHAT/SUNSCREEN.  OF COURSE IF THE TIDE IS IN WE MAY HAVE TO MOVE UP THE BEACH TO FIND A LARGER WORK AREA.  ALSO, IF YOU ARE CURIOUS, GOOGLE “MANDALA” OR “BAILEY CUNNINGHAM” OR “LANDART” FOR EXAMPLES AND IDEAS.

Colleen Cassar